Manufacturing and Inbound Planner
Performance related company bonus
Mon-Fri - 37.Permanent
Taking into account; factory line constraints, approved/planned line time requests from others, reaction to unplanned scheduling adjustments.
To ensure availability of packs required for planned production schedule, working with various packaging suppliers and commercial representatives. Daily co-ordination with European Planning team representative, Site Inbound Planner, Site MQM Technician and Site Outbound Planner to ensure schedule is attainable.
Knowledge of manufacturing environment
Relevant work experience in logistics, commercial or operations
Customer service/telephone skills.
Capable Excel user or knowledge of Excel functionality.
SAP systems knowledge preferred - or other relatable systems experience
Translate the Master Production Schedule delivered by the Production Planner into an actionable Weekly Production Schedule for the short term (current & week+2) which achieves the agreed CSL (Customer Service Levels) at minimum pipeline costs.
Monitor current weeks performance and make necessary scheduling changes, keeping close communication with Operations and inbound supply.
Ensure availability of packaging materials, keeping stock levels on target
Optimize order quantities by making a trade-off between fixed order costs and storage costs, taking into account the scrap risk. (Co-ordinate new packaging introductions in close co-operation with Activity Management.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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